Shops and houses were swept away, buildings collapsed, highways were cut off, and several residential areas were inundated as heavy rainfall triggered floods and caused the River Beas to overflow in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali.
The strong currents of the River Beas washed away a multi-storey hotel and four shops in Manali on Tuesday. With the river in spate, waters entered Alu Ground, and the Manali-Leh highway was blocked at several points, officials said. Hundreds of residents have been stranded in many locations, without connectivity and power.
In Manali, a two-storey building was swept away by floodwaters in Bahang, while two restaurants and two shops also collapsed. Extensive damage has been reported from several other areas, but fortunately, there have been no casualties.
A fully-loaded heavy-duty truck was swept away by the raging torrent as it tried to navigate through the water, and subsequent visuals showed no trace of the vehicle.
